Chapter Summaries

Zhang Lingshan refined his lungs and kidneys while bidding successfully on the Nine-Leaf Lotus Birth Pill and Violet Nether Bamboo. As Yuchi Wenmin plotted against Qin Zhengjue, Zhang Lingshan discovered an unexpected reaction to the bamboo in his pylorus.

• Zhang Lingshan completed his Lung Metal Void Qi and Kidney Water Solid Viscera, then began refining his liver and deriving Kidney Water and Liver Wood Void Qi.
• Zhang Lingshan outbid Gold Mountain Old Man for the Nine-Leaf Lotus Birth Pill and stored the medicine in his Pouch Space.
• Yuchi Wenmin used Yuchi Dian to tell Qin Zhengjue that Heart Fire Dog was bidding at the auction, and Qin Zhengjue agreed to join the City Lord in killing him.
• Yuchi Wenmin ordered Yuchi Dian to find an opportunity to kill Qin Zhengjue because he wanted the City Lord to act first.
• Zhang Lingshan won the Violet Nether Bamboo, tasted a leaf, and felt a reaction in his pylorus.

Zhang Lingshan discovered that Violet Nether Bamboo rapidly expanded his Nether Palace, then completed his Kidney Water and Liver Wood cultivation and began fusing his five viscera qi membranes to form a Qi Membrane Cocoon. As he made progress, the auction introduced the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer, leaving its bidding about to begin.

• Zhang Lingshan refined Violet Nether Bamboo leaves and stalk into sap, expanding his Nether Palace and deciding to seek more of the bamboo.
• Xu Zhongyin won two Road Guide Jade Talismans leading to Sea Province for a total of two thousand three hundred South Sea Jade.
• Zhang Lingshan completed his Kidney Water Void Qi and Liver Wood cultivation, then fused his five viscera empty qi and solid membranes despite repeatedly breaking the Solid Membrane Sphere.
• Zhang Lingshan stabilized a transparent Solid Membrane Sphere and prepared to unite it with his five viscera vacuous qi to form the Qi Membrane Cocoon's embryonic form.
• The auctioneer introduced the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer, described its power and origin, and set its starting bid at one thousand South Sea Jade.

Zhang Lingshan outbid Thunder Sound Venerable for the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer and survived the Venerable’s furious attack without injury. After testing the hammer, he discovered that its weight rose with the qi and blood fed into it, and that its true limit was over a million jin.

• Thunder Sound Venerable and Buddha Pity Chan Master competed over the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer, and Zhang Lingshan raised the bid to 1,410 South Sea Jade.
• Thunder Sound Venerable attacked Zhang Lingshan with a roar, but Zhang remained unharmed, and Gong Xiping intervened to stop a fight in the auction hall.
• Gong Xiping sold Zhang Lingshan the hammer, while privately recognizing that it was a flawed weapon that consumed immense amounts of qi and blood.
• Zhang Lingshan examined the hammer and found that its Profound Gold frame used only a small amount of material, but decided to test its advertised ability.
• Zhang Lingshan fed qi and blood into the hammer, found that each glowing strand represented ten thousand jin of force, and calculated that all 108 strands could reach 1,080,000 jin.

Zhang Lingshan acquired a fragment of the Gate of All Wonders Mystical Power by bidding on the Supreme Mystery Scripture, though he could not understand its text. He secured the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm through Yuchi Dian's bid, then heard the auction introduce the Evil King Blade.

• Zhang Lingshan adjusted the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer to a weight of fifty thousand jin and celebrated his increased combat strength.
• Zhang Lingshan bid on the Supreme Mystery Scripture and discovered that collecting it would grant a fragment of the Gate of All Wonders Mystical Power.
• Zhang Lingshan tried to read the scripture but grew sleepy, and he decided to give it to Celestial Crane Daoist later.
• An unknown bidder won the South Sea Sandalwood for eighteen hundred pieces of South Sea Jade, angering Thunder Sound Venerable.
• Zhang Lingshan bid four hundred pieces of South Sea Jade for the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm, but Yuchi Dian won it for five hundred and Yuchi Wenmin kept it.
• The auctioneer introduced the Evil King Blade, and the middle-aged beauty host looked toward Zhang Lingshan's private box.

Zhang Lingshan bought the Evil King Blade, absorbed its evil energy, and discovered Evil King Di Li’s three-move inheritance inside its hilt. When Green Lotus Sect and Heavenly Corpse Sect agents attacked the auction, he used the chaos to break into Yuchi Wenmin’s private room, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• Zhang Lingshan won the Evil King Blade, absorbed its ninety-nine layers of evil energy, and uncovered the Evil King Blade Technique and its three slashes.
• Zhang Lingshan learned that the blade technique’s Righteous Qi Blade, Evil Qi Blade, and Silent Blade could strengthen his combat power, then bid unsuccessfully on the Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth.
• A Green Lotus Sect firework released Heavenly Corpse Sect corpse poison in the auction hall, and Gong Xiping captured the bomber before the man exploded.
• Kong Dagui warned the guests about the poison, while the stolen Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth burst and caused the crowd to chant the Azure Lotus Heart Sutra.
• Zhang Lingshan suspected another scheme behind the chanting, smashed through Yuchi Wenmin’s private-room wall with his Profound Silk Treasure Hammer, and entered as Yuchi Wenmin reacted in horror.

Zhang Lingshan killed Yuchi Dian, Yuchi Wenmin, and Gold Mountain Old Man before Jiang Chenyu’s tracking arrows forced him to unleash the Jade Buddha Transformation. He strangled Jiang Chenyu and destroyed his body, but suspected Jiang Chenyu had escaped, then agreed to help Gong Xiping in exchange for a Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth and a White Magnolia Flower.

• Zhang Lingshan killed Yuchi Dian and Yuchi Wenmin after confronting them over the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm, then beheaded Gold Mountain Old Man when he entered the room.
• Jiang Chenyu ambushed Zhang Lingshan with tracking arrows, forcing him to flee through the auction hall while the arrows wounded other attendees.
• Zhang Lingshan used the Jade Buddha Transformation to withstand Jiang Chenyu’s arrows, ensnared Jiang Chenyu with his branches, took his bow, and strangled him.
• Zhang Lingshan tore apart Jiang Chenyu’s body but suspected he had survived by escaping through a secret art.
• Gong Xiping asked Zhang Lingshan to help defeat the Green Lotus Sect and Heavenly Corpse Sect, offering a Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth and a White Magnolia Flower, and Zhang Lingshan agreed.

Zhang Lingshan killed the Green Lotus Sect’s Azure Silk Fairy and helped repel attackers at the auction, but Gu Jinghong refused to give him the promised White Magnolia Flower. As Zhang Lingshan confronted Gu Jinghong, Thunder Sound Venerable struck him with a Buddhist Bead while countering his Jade Buddha Transformation.

• Corpse-qi mist from the attackers suppressed Zhang Lingshan’s Demonization, so he withdrew it and used the Flowing Cloud Art to attack the Green Lotus Sect’s Azure Silk Fairy.
• The Azure Silk Fairy bound Zhang Lingshan with her Three Thousand Azure Silks, but he used the restraint to comprehend and unleash the Evil Qi Blade, killing her and absorbing her into the Nether Palace.
• The White-Clothed Ghost-Masked Man escaped Gu Jinghong, while another attacker fled underground after Zhang Lingshan cut off his lower body and seized his storage pouch.
• Gong Xiping and Zhang Lingshan returned to the auction, where Gu Jinghong blamed Zhang Lingshan for the loss of the White Magnolia Flower and refused to give him one.
• Zhang Lingshan attacked Gu Jinghong with his saber and Profound Silk Treasure Hammer, but Gu Jinghong blocked both strikes with his qi techniques.
• Thunder Sound Venerable attacked Zhang Lingshan from behind; Zhang Lingshan activated the Jade Buddha Transformation, but Thunder Sound Venerable embedded a Buddhist Bead in his back to stop it.

Zhang Lingshan survived Thunder Sound Venerable’s attack, removed the Mud Bodhisattva Prayer Bead from his own body, and used it to kill Gu Jinghong. He turned the tables on Thunder Sound Venerable and pursued the fleeing monk.

• Thunder Sound Venerable struck Zhang Lingshan with the Mud Bodhisattva Prayer Bead and blasted him from the Auction Hall, but Zhang seized the Profound Silk Treasure Hammer and escaped.
• Zhang Lingshan refined the thunder-sound power in his wounds with the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound Technique, then cut the Prayer Bead out of his lower back.
• Gu Jinghong caught up and attacked Zhang Lingshan, who defended himself with a tortoise shell and immobilized Gu with a Body Immobilization Talisman.
• Zhang Lingshan forced the Mud Bodhisattva Prayer Bead and the flesh around it into Gu Jinghong’s mouth, killing him as the bead assimilated him.
• Thunder Sound Venerable arrived, panicked at Gu Jinghong’s death, and fled as Zhang Lingshan charged after him.

Zhang Lingshan killed Thunder Sound Venerable with Profound Gold Intent, then disguised himself as Esoteric Sect’s White-Robed Lord and seized the auction. He left with the auction goods and the Wordless True Scripture, while Buddha Pity demanded the scripture and South Sea Sandalwood.

• Zhang Lingshan used Profound Gold Intent to annihilate Thunder Sound Venerable, then took his storage artifact and Gu Jinghong’s waist pouch.
• Zhang Lingshan abandoned the Sheep Herding Shepherd Boy identity, disguised himself as Esoteric Sect’s White-Robed Lord, and headed back to the auction hall.
• Buddha Pity outbid Little Thunder Sound Temple for the Wordless True Scripture while Gong Xiping continued the auction.
• Zhang Lingshan crushed Gong Xiping, took his storage bag, declared that Esoteric Sect had taken over, and swept the auction goods into his Pouch Space.
• Buddha Pity demanded delivery of the Wordless True Scripture and asked Zhang Lingshan to leave the South Sea Sandalwood behind.
• Zhang Lingshan verified the Wordless True Scripture was genuine and placed it in his Pouch Space.

Zhang Lingshan fought Buddha Pity after keeping the Wordless True Scripture and the other auction items, forcing Buddha Pity to call on Mu Hongwei for help. Mu Hongwei stepped into the fight, while Xiahou Ge fled the hall, leaving the confrontation poised for a clash.

• Zhang Lingshan kept the Wordless True Scripture, prompting Buddha Pity to attack him with the Four Directions Immobilizing Buddha.
• Zhang Lingshan absorbed the Buddha palm shadows, escaped the encirclement, and counterattacked Buddha Pity, who fled while using the Red Kasaya to restrain him.
• Zhang Lingshan tore free of the Red Kasaya and battered Buddha Pity's golden bell defense with Buddha's Palm.
• Xiahou Ge urged Mu Hongwei not to intervene, but Mu Hongwei's followers rebuked him and persuaded Mu Hongwei to confront Zhang Lingshan.
• Mu Hongwei emerged with his Overlord Spear and prepared to strike, while Xiahou Ge smashed through a window and escaped.

Zhang Lingshan slaughtered Mu Hongwei, Buddha Pity, and their followers, then searched Jiang City for its missing leaders and treasures. As he planned to loot the Yuchi and Qin families, Cang Changzhen, Pacification Commissioner of Jade Province, arrived and ordered all rioters out of the city.

• Zhang Lingshan used four Flowing Cloud Art Clones to kill Mu Hongwei and the Dao Light Sect disciples in the passage.
• Zhang Lingshan killed Buddha Pity after the latter offered information about a South Sea Merchant Guild treasury, then discovered Buddha Pity's four companions had died from exhausting their magic power.
• Zhang Lingshan searched the abandoned auction hall, City Lord's Mansion, and River Wind Teahouse, but Jiang Chenyu and the Bronze Mask Guards had already fled.
• Zhang Lingshan decided to loot the Yuchi Family and Qin Family, but a Mist Realm connection point opened above Jiang City.
• Cang Changzhen emerged from the mist, identified himself as Jade Province's Pacification Commissioner, and threatened to kill anyone who did not leave within three breaths.

After Cang Changzhen restored order in Jiang City, Zhang Lingshan earned merit hunting Green Lotus Sect followers and learned that Black Lotus had taken Wu Fangfang away. He then led Ma Dongge and Zhu Hao to the Yuchi Family, accusing it of harboring wanted criminals and demanding entry.

• Cang Changzhen drove the troublemakers from Jiang City, named Sikong Wanjin acting City Lord, and ordered him to work with Kong Dagui to restore order.
• Zhang Lingshan returned in his Demon Suppression Division uniform, captured two Green Lotus Sect followers, and received Kong Dagui's saber and permission to earn merit.
• Zhang Lingshan found Yu Yun and Xiao Wei unconscious in the Precious Jade Pavilion and learned that Black Lotus had taken Wu Fangfang away.
• Zhang Lingshan recruited Ma Dongge and Zhu Hao to help carry corpses, then went to the Yuchi Family after killing several Green Lotus Sect followers.
• Zhang Lingshan accused the Yuchi Family of harboring wanted criminals and colluding with several sects, demanded entry, and ordered the guards to identify the corpses on his ox cart.

Zhang Lingshan investigated Yuchi Wenmin’s death at the Yuchi Family estate, where he pressured the family with accusations and a demand for compensation. Yuchi Wenfeng offered the Star Moon Relic to repair Dongfang Hua’s foundation, but when he opened a Black Box to show it to Zhang Lingshan, Zhang recognized its resemblance to Master Hong’s box.

• Zhang Lingshan struck the gate guard, then confronted Yuchi Wenfeng about claims that Yuchi Wenmin had revived.
• Yuchi Liuxiang testified that Heart Fire Young Master had killed her great-aunt and Elder Dian at the auction, but Zhang Lingshan suspected she had hidden herself unusually well.
• Zhang Lingshan summoned Yuchi Liu Mei and beat her, accusing her of exposing Dongfang Hua’s position and causing his injury.
• Yuchi Wenfeng offered to compensate Dongfang Hua with the Star Moon Relic, which he said could restore a damaged foundation.
• Yuchi Wenfeng brought out a Black Box containing the ancient text and Star Moon Relic, and Zhang Lingshan recognized the box’s similarity to Master Hong’s.

Zhang Lingshan collected compensation from Yuchi Wenfeng, then confronted Qin Zhengjue over Qin Bu Xiao’s role in Dongfang Hua’s ambush. After clashing with Qin Zhengjue and Bi Lao, he brought Bi Lao to the Demon Suppression Division, where Bi Lao accused him of extortion and demanded that Kong Dagui discipline him.

• Zhang Lingshan accepted the Star Moon Relic and six Six Leaf Lotus Birth Pills from Yuchi Wenfeng in exchange for dropping the matter of Yuchi Liu Mei harming Dongfang Hua.
• Zhang Lingshan forced his way into the Qin Family and clashed with Qin Zhengjue, demanding that Qin Bu Xiao answer for conspiring with Qiu Tianzuo to ambush Dongfang Hua.
• Bi Lao arrived, exchanged blows with Zhang Lingshan, healed Ma Dongge and Zhu Hao, and agreed to go with him to the Demon Suppression Division.
• Zhang Lingshan told Kong Dagui what had happened and presented the pills as compensation for Dongfang Hua.
• Bi Lao refused to leave and angrily accused Zhang Lingshan of falsely accusing and extorting people, telling Kong Dagui to discipline him.

Zhang Lingshan fought Qin Yunbi to protect Kong Dagui and managed to cut Qin Yunbi’s neck before collapsing. Cang Changzhen arrived, recognized Zhang Lingshan’s strength and selection eligibility, and offered Qin Yunbi punishments that left him furious.

• Bi Lao, Qin Yunbi, berated Kong Dagui and attacked Zhang Lingshan with his fourth-level Oppression Intent after Zhang slashed at him.
• Kong Dagui tried to protect Zhang Lingshan, but Qin Yunbi kicked him aside and pressed both men down with a Void Handprint.
• Zhang Lingshan unleashed his Blood Fiend Saber Technique and cut Qin Yunbi’s neck before collapsing from his injuries.
• Cang Changzhen arrived, judged Zhang’s injuries minor, and ordered Kong Dagui to receive thirty strokes of the plank for his conduct.
• Kong Dagui privately told Cang Changzhen that Zhang Lingshan qualified for the Demon Suppression Envoy selection, prompting Cang to postpone the punishment and offer Qin a ten-year salary fine and promotion ban instead.

Zhang Lingshan survived Qin Yunbi’s attack and returned to the Precious Jade Pavilion, where he experimented with the Star Moon Relic and used Violet Nether Bamboo to expand his Nether Palace. After receiving a letter offering Jiang Chenyu’s whereabouts, he decided to investigate the meeting arranged for that night and began preparing by cultivating with the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm.

• Qin Yunbi left the Demon Suppression Division and secretly watched its gate, intending to kill Zhang Lingshan if he came out.
• Cang Changzhen told Zhang Lingshan to stay in the Demon Suppression Division and cultivate, then allowed him to return to the Precious Jade Pavilion to arrange repairs.
• Zhang Lingshan followed the ancient book’s first illustration while holding the Star Moon Relic, causing it to turn into a pulsing heart before it reverted to a relic.
• Zhang Lingshan refined Violet Nether Bamboo Sap, expanded his Nether Palace, and gorged himself to satisfy his strengthened appetite.
• Xue Hongshuang delivered a letter saying that a meeting at the Old Jujube Tree on River Huai Mountain could reveal Jiang Chenyu’s whereabouts, and Zhang Lingshan decided to go.
• Zhang Lingshan took out the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm and prepared to feed it qi and blood so it would enter pupation.

Zhang Lingshan discovered that feeding his blood to the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm let him absorb its Violet Gold Qi Membrane directly, and he comprehended the Violet Gold Body Shield Technique. He left the Demon Suppression Division for an appointment on River Huai Mountain, where Qin Yunbi confronted him, and Zhang Lingshan claimed he had barely used any strength in their earlier fight.

• Zhang Lingshan fed the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm bowls of Essence Blood and found that he could draw back his blood along with its Violet Gold Qi Membrane.
• Zhang Lingshan realized his blood helped the silkworm generate more Violet Gold Qi Membrane, then comprehended the Violet Gold Body Shield Technique while observing it with Heavenly Eye.
• Zhang Lingshan put the silkworm away and left the Demon Suppression Division by climbing over the rear wall to avoid Cang Changzhen and Kong Dagui.
• Qin Yunbi tracked Zhang Lingshan out of the city, expecting to kill him and uncover his secret, then confronted him in a remote place.
• Zhang Lingshan remained calm when Qin Yunbi appeared and said he had used less than one percent of his strength in their earlier fight.

Zhang Lingshan defeated and killed Qin Yunbi, then met a Paper Doll that led him toward Jiang Chenyu’s hiding place. As the Paper Doll explained how storage restrictions and seals worked, Zhang Lingshan prepared to sneak into the guarded village.

• Zhang Lingshan neutralized Qin Yunbi’s attacks with his intents, took the Golden Shield, and killed him after Qin Yunbi refused to reveal how to open a storage artifact.
• Zhang Lingshan changed into Heart Fire Young Master’s attire and went to River Huai Mountain, where a Paper Doll arrived and offered to show him Jiang Chenyu’s whereabouts.
• Zhang Lingshan followed the Paper Doll to a village beyond a mountain watched by Jiang Chenyu’s Bronze Mask Guard, and learned that the village was monitored from all sides.
• The Paper Doll insisted Zhang Lingshan hold it and follow its route into the village, while Zhang Lingshan demanded an explanation of storage magic tools.
• The Paper Doll explained that a storage artifact’s restriction could be opened with a key, picked, or smashed, and that its seal could be opened with mental power or broken by force.

Zhang Lingshan followed a Paper Doll into a village, where its scream exposed him to the Bronze Mask Guards while Jiang Chenyu escaped in disguise. He tracked down Hong Gongyu and Jiang Chenyu, severed their bodies, and learned that Jiang Chenyu had transformed into a woman using the Charming Maiden Great Art.

• Zhang Lingshan wore golden-thread gloves and followed the Paper Doll along a safe route into the village.
• The Paper Doll burned and screamed, alerting the villagers, and Zhang Lingshan killed the attacking Bronze Mask Guards while searching for Jiang Chenyu.
• Hong Gongyu carried the female-bodied Jiang Chenyu away in his Universe Inversion Bag, confident that Zhang Lingshan could not track them.
• Jiang Chenyu repeatedly warned Hong Gongyu that Zhang Lingshan was following them until Hong Gongyu stopped to confront her.
• Zhang Lingshan caught up and severed Hong Gongyu and Jiang Chenyu at the waist, then forced Jiang Chenyu to reveal the Charming Maiden Great Art.
• Hong Gongyu and Jiang Chenyu each begged Zhang Lingshan to spare them and accused the other of plotting against him.

Zhang Lingshan killed Hong Gongyu and Jiang Chenyu, then became trapped in a formation set by Quiet Thunder Dharma Master and the Twelve Venerables. They struck him with a lightning-charged Demon Subduing Pestle, but Quiet Thunder Dharma Master suddenly realized something had gone wrong.

• Zhang Lingshan took Jiang Chenyu's Storage Bag, killed Hong Gongyu, and promised not to pursue Jiang Chenyu's children unless they provoked him.
• Zhang Lingshan killed Jiang Chenyu, collected the Universe Inversion Bag, and headed toward Jiang City while absorbing the Violet Gold Qi Membrane.
• Zhang Lingshan used his Heavenly Eye to see that a formation had trapped him, then charged toward one of its formation nodes.
• The formation ensnared Zhang Lingshan with spear phantoms, demonic bells, and Qi and Blood Chains while Quiet Thunder Dharma Master and the Twelve Venerables attacked him.
• Quiet Thunder Dharma Master struck Zhang Lingshan with his lightning-wreathed Demon Subduing Pestle and celebrated his apparent death while praising Junior Brother Jing An for marking the Wordless True Scripture.
• Quiet Thunder Dharma Master saw Zhang Lingshan's blasted head and began to declare the fight over, but his expression suddenly changed as he realized something was wrong.